{"id":44261,"date":"2026-07-09T13:27:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T10:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.khas.edu.tr\/?page_id=44261"},"modified":"2026-09-09T00:08:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T21:08:48","slug":"celt-about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.khas.edu.tr\/en\/celt-about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"44261\" class=\"elementor elementor-44261 elementor-41920\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a371f6c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a371f6c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc7bfdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"dc7bfdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section 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Data-Informed Enhancement & Course Surveys -->\r\n      <div class=\"col-md-6\">\r\n        <div class=\"card celt-card h-100\">\r\n          <div class=\"card-body p-0\">\r\n            <div class=\"celt-card-title\"><i class=\"bi bi-bar-chart-line-fill\"><\/i> Data-Informed Enhancement & Survey Analytics<\/div>\r\n            <ul class=\"celt-check-list mb-0\">\r\n              <li><strong>Course Evaluation Survey Operations:<\/strong> End-to-end administration, statistical evaluation, and reporting of institutional end-of-semester course evaluation surveys.<\/li>\r\n              <li><strong>Learning Analytics & Longitudinal Trends:<\/strong> Evaluating student achievement metrics, attendance records, and LMS engagement logs to detect instructional trends.<\/li>\r\n              <li><strong>Academic Decision Support:<\/strong> Formulating actionable analytical insights for the Education Committee, Rectorate, and Faculty Boards to drive continuous policy enhancement.<\/li>\r\n            <\/ul>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <!-- INSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATION STRIP -->\r\n    <div class=\"row g-4 mt-1\">\r\n      <div class=\"col-12\">\r\n        <div class=\"card celt-card\">\r\n          <div class=\"card-body p-0\">\r\n            <div class=\"celt-card-title\"><i class=\"bi bi-diagram-3-fill\"><\/i> Institutional Collaboration & Governance<\/div>\r\n            <p class=\"mb-0\" style=\"line-height:1.75; font-size:0.93rem; color: #475569;\">\r\n              Operating under the <strong>Vice Rectorate for Education<\/strong>, CELT collaborates closely with the <strong>Education Committee, Academic Faculties, Information Center (Library), Dean of Students, Student Affairs Directorate, Information Technologies Directorate, Quality Assurance Unit (KADED), and Accessible KHAS<\/strong>.\r\n            <\/p>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <!-- QUALITY ASSURANCE FOOTER -->\r\n    <div class=\"celt-footer-box\">\r\n      <div class=\"celt-footer-box-icon\">\r\n        <i class=\"bi bi-patch-check-fill\"><\/i>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div>\r\n        <h4>Continuous Quality & Standards Assurance<\/h4>\r\n        <p>\r\n          In full accordance with THEQC (Y\u00d6KAK) Institutional Accreditation standards, CELT operationalizes the PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) quality cycle, reinforcing institutional evidence generation, transparency, and a culture of educational excellence across Kadir Has University.\r\n        <\/p>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) A strategic academic center dedicated to advancing educational quality, institutionalizing student-centered learning methodologies, governing digital instructional ecosystems, and providing data-driven academic decision support across university governance. 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